Spine

The 2026 CPT code set includes several additions and updates for spine procedures. Here are seven developments to know, according to the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery: 1. Code +63032 has been established as an add-on to…

Paul Park, MD, and Madison Michael, MD, were named neurosurgery chair and vice chair at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine’s in Memphis. Dr. Park has nearly two decades of leadership from the University of Michigan…

Holyoke (Mass.) Medical Center earned DNV’s Advanced Spine Surgery Certification, according to a Jan. 29 news release shared with Becker’s. The certification affirms excellence in musculoskeletal spine and lower back treatment. Holyoke Medical Center’s spine program includes minimally invasive, inpatient…

Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion and minimally invasive extraforaminal lumbar interbody fusion are effective techniques for addressing degenerative lumbar spine disorders, and researchers with New York City-based Och Spine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital outlined a 10-step technique for the procedures…

Modern medicine likes clean categories. Herniated disc. Cervical stenosis. Postoperative recovery. For insurers, those labels make care predictable, measurable and easier to price. For patients, however, that black-and-white approach often misses the mark, said Jeffrey Wang, MD, who sees its…

Ascension Seton and Austin (Texas) Regional Clinic have completed the first next-gen robot-navigated spinal fusion, according to a Jan. 28 news release. Akshay Yadhati, MD, performed the milestone case, a minimally invasive surgery. This is his second time debuting a…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi in New York City has named Nassir Mansour, MD, as chief of neurosurgery, effective Jan. 1. Dr. Mansour most recently served as chief of neurosurgery at New York City-based Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. He previously led…

Jacob Hoffmann, MD, joined Mississippi Sports Medicine in Jackson, the practice said in a Jan. 28 LinkedIn post. Dr. Hoffman is a spine surgeon, and he joined Mississippi Sports Medicine from Cleveland Clinic. He has a particular interest in cervical…

The shift toward value-based care may be inevitable, but without equitable rules, it risks creating new inefficiencies, Nikhil Shetty, MD, said. Dr. Shetty, COO of Midwest Interventional Spine Specialists in Munster, Ind., spoke with Becker’s about what he wants to…

Bassel Diebo, MD, will be co-director of the Spine Center at The Miriam Hospital in Providence, R.I., according to a Jan. 28 news release from Brown University Health. In the role, he will lead efforts to bolster spine care, strengthen…